Florian

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A few things about Florian you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Florian

Florian Wirtz

German association football player (born 2003)

Choose Florian and your child shares a first name with Florian Wirtz, a German association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Florian, like who?” Florian Wirtz's Wikipedia article is available in 56 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 31,646 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Florian, 54 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Florian would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFlorian first shows up in US birth records in 1886, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 139 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1917, when it ranked #525. Today it's #2,480, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowFlorian is 3.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 114,943 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 31,646.
• 🚀TrendFlorian has climbed 2,218 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,480. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningIn Latin, Florian means “flowering”. Our records link it to French, German and Latin roots.

About the name Florian

Florian is a boy name of French, German and Latin origin meaning “flowering”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-ian”. US birth records list Florian for boys from 1886 to 2025, in 128 of those 140 years. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked #525 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,480, with 54 babies.

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